Day 21 – Sunday, June 13, 2010

N – 46° 29.974’
W – 084° 20.254’
Sault Ste. Marie, MI

Today we visited the Tower of History (picture on left, below right is a view of the Soo locks) which overlooks the St. Marys River and all four of the US Soo locks. From there we toured the bulk carrier museum ship Valley Camp. Inside the ship, artifacts from the Edmund Fitzgerald were on display. Most of which washed up on shore after the tragic ship wreck. Being a ship lover, the three hours I spent climbing around the ship was pure pleasure. She was coal fired and powered by a triple expansion steam engine. Her primary cargo was coal and iron ore.

For dinner we dined at the Freighters Restaurant across the road from the visitor’s center for the Soo locks. Dinner was good and I would recommend it if visiting here. After dinner we walked around the grounds of the visitor’s center and watched as an 875 foot bulk carrier passed through the locks north bound. We are back on the boat for the evening preparing to cross the St. Mary’s River into Sault Ste Marie, Ontario, Canada for a couple nights. The Agawa Canyon train trip departs from a location walking distance from the marina on Tuesday. Before we cross into Canada we will visit the office of the US Customs Border patrol and conduct some type of necessary business to make our passing into and out of Canada much easier than it now is!